Annika

=__Kansas State Report Road Trip__= =__Journal Day #1__=

Today I did some traveling and I got to see the Emmett Kelly Museum in Sedan, Kansas. The Emmett Kelly Museum is dedicated to the found memory of Emmett Kelly Sr. a native son of Sedan, Kansas. It is located in the Historic 1896 Opera House of the hometown of his birth.

My next stop I went to Newman University. Newman University is a Coeducational Catholic liberal arts associate and graduate degrees. The name changed from Sacred Heart College to Kansas Newman College. It is named after John Henry Cardinal Newman, an intellectual leader in the Catholic Church. I got to see the new baseball field that they just made for the college students. IT’S BIG!!!

My final stop for the day put me in Wichita. Wichita’s nickname happens to be the Air Capital because there are a lot of airplane manufactures. There zone time is central just like ours. Now I’m at the Sedgwick County Zoo. It happens to be the largest zoo in Kansas. There was a farm building something I’ve never seen before at a zoo but there were cows there. That was very awkward for me. I got to feed the animals and I saw a baby cow that was born that very day. It was a boy. Well that ends my journey for the day. =__Kansas State Report Road Trip__= =__Journal Day #2__=

Today I got to see some cool things. It was a long day. Let me tell you!!!!!!! First I went to Cheney State Park in Cheney. The Cheney State Park is a 1,900-acre park. It has modern pit toilets, and 9 bathrooms with showers. It has more than 200 utility camping sites. It offers 7 modern cabins. I got to see some cool animals like a Prairie dog. They are so cute!!!

My second stop for the day put me in Hutchinson and I went to Prairie Dunes Country Club. It is a 18 hole regulation course in golf. It is a golf club decided to be called Prairie Dunes Country Club because it is a club. The course rating is 74.0 with a slope rating of 139. I played on the course. Let’s just say I did not do so well.

My last I went to was the University of the Kansas Jayhawks in Lawrence, Kansas, also known as KU. I got to take a tour of the place and find out some stuff. Kansas University has more than 30,000 students and 2,450 faculty members. There are about 200 things you can study and become professional at. The average age graduate students are 30. I met some of the players like Cole Aldrich and the twin brothers Marcus and Markieff Morris before their game against Kansas State on March 3rd, 2010 = = =__Kansas State Report Road Trip__= =__Journal Day#3__= = = Today I got to see the inside of Allen Field House. It’s so big!!! I also got to take my brother because he’s a BIG fan. The Allen Field House is where the basketball court is for the Kansas Jayhawks. I got to stand on the court and shoot some hoops. It opened for business in March of 1955. There seating capacity is 16,300. The arena is one of the oldest in there Big 12 Conferences.

Next up I got to see Bill Self in person. I even got to go inside his house and got to meet his family. That’s so cool!!! Well for me at least. I got to ask some questions and he told me some stuff about him self. I thought that was pretty cool. Bill Self is the head coach for the college Kansas Jayhawk’s. He was the National Coach of the year in 2009. He is a 4time finalist for the Naismith coach of the year award. He also has a19 career Honor’s. I wish I had so many honor’s!

Last but not least, I got to talk to Turner Gill in person also. Like when I talked to Bill Self I got to ask Turner Gill some questions also. I learned about some stuff about him self and got to go inside his house too. Guess what?!! He was introduced as the head coach of the Kansas football team in December, 2009. He is one of just 11 African-American head coaches in the NCAA Division 1 football Bowl Subdivision. He was born on August 13,1962. Before Turner Gill got introduced to Kansas, he coached at Buffalo University in Buffalo, New York.

=__Kansas State Report Road Trip__= =__Journal #4__= My first stop for the day I went to Clinton State Park. I had major fun while I was there. They have 9 recreation options. There was swimming, boating, camping, site seeing, fishing, hiking, bicycling, pick nicking, and hunting. After hiking my legs felt like they could fall off!!! Let me tell you!!!! They have some really cool animals such as: fox, deer, wild buffalo, and prairie dogs. I got to see the buffalo up close.

My second stop of the day I drove around in Lawrence, Kansas and I went to a movie theatre. It is called Liberty Hall. Why?? Because it is a meeting house, opera house, movie theatre, and a music hall. I wanted to see a movie more so I had to pay $5.50 to get in. Adults have to pay $7.50 and kids under the age of 12 and older people over the age of 60 have to pay $5.50. Okay so I am almost out of gas so I stop at this place called Casey,s and fill my car up. After that part I go inside and get a hot dog and a cup of code red mountain dew. I have never tasted a better mountain dew in my life!!!! I payed $4.00 all together. Now I am loaded up ready to go to Kansas Speedway.

I am at Kansas Speed way ready to take a tour. They give you tour of the place. Isn’t that cool!! I got to see a view from the presidential suite, I stood where the spotters stood on the roof, I saw the garages where the competitors prepare their cars, I saw where the winners finished in the Gatorade Victory Lane. The tickets are between $49.00 and $69.00. The further back you are, the better it is. The Kansas Speedway is a 1.5 mile tri-oval suitable for all types of racing. The track seats nearly 82,000 spectators in the grandstands, but has the ability to expand to 150,000. The facility has fan friendly access to 65 rows of seating, with a unique ground level concourse that allows spectators to walk down 30 rows (on grade) or up 35 rows (on structure).

=__Kansas State Report Road Trip__= =__Journal day #5__= I went to Great Wolf Lodge. It was so much fun!!!! It is a year round family destination resort, hotel and water park. I went on the water slide about 7 times. I have never had so much fun in my life. It has four floors in the whole building. Check in time is between 4pm and 11am. It is between $279 and $399for a suite.

Fort Leavenworth!! I went to there national Cemetery and it is just one of 12 national cemeteries established by Abraham Lincoln on July 17,1962. It is the oldest army post just west of Mississippi River. It has served the needs of our nation since 1829. It was so cool to see a group of soldiers that our fighting for our country. I thought that was so amazing.

The Kansas capital building was built in 1866. It contains magnificent artwork including murals by native born artist John Steuart Curry, ornate architectural features and elaborate Senate and House Chambers and a bunch of paintings. They have a specific room where the governor does his work. That I got to see in person. I also got to meet a lady who helps the governer do his job.

=__Kansas State Report Road Trip__= =__Journal Day #6__= First stop, Fort Riley!!!! They had a lot of things to do there, fun wise! I decided to go bowling and do some arts and crafts. Bowling first!!! Just like always I got 4 strikes in a row!. The bowling hours are from Sun- Thurs, 11am to 10 pm. , Fri – Sat: 11am to midnight. The next thing I did was arts and crafts. It opens Mon-Tues: 1pm-8:30pm. Wed, Sat, Sun: 9am-4:30pm. Thur, Fri, and holidays are closed.

Second stop I went to Riley County Historical Museum. It was organized in 1914. They built a log cabin that was there first major project. They call it Log Cabin in the City Park. I went inside of it. It was so small!!! There was things that people used in the olden days like a bucket that they used to put water in to wash there face.

Last bot not least I went to a Chinese place in Manhatten. It is called Chinese Chef. It has rice, general tso chicken, cashew chicken, happy family, and sweet and sour Chicken. It was wonderful. I got to go back in the kitchen and helped a little bit. But I could not understand what to do because they all spoke Chinese exept for the cashier.

=**__Kansas State Report Road Trip__**= =**__Journal Day #7__**= I went to Verdigris River and that’s where the lowest point is in Kansas. Its 679 feet long. I saw a lot of trees and it was very muddy there. Let me tell you! The Verdigris River is formed near Madison, Kansas by the converquence of two short head water streams, it is North and South Forks, and flows generally southward throughout its course. I w ent to go see Huckleberry Tea House and I got to have some of there amazing tea.They have 25 different hot teas to chose from. They have Chai, fruit smoothies, coffee, cappachino’s, three iced tees, 25 sandwiches, and homemade soup. YUM!!! There food and drinks are so good!!I saw the highest point in Kansas and it is beautiful, even though it is not a real mountain. It is 4,039 ft. It is less than half a mile from the Colorado border and close to the lowest point in Colorado.

=**__Kansas State Report Road Trip__**= =**__Journal #8__**= My first stop for the day I went and ended up at Weskan Unified School District. It is one building with the elementary and the secondary schools housed together. The district provides an environment that maximizes achievement and the students exit with the necessary skills to be productive adults in a changing democratic society.

Okay so know I am at Fort Wallace Museum. They currently own 4 separate buildings. The names of the buildings are named Pond Creek Stage Station, Sunderland-poe building, Weskan Depot, and the Section House. I went to the Pond Creek Stage Station. That building I’m not kidding was as tiny as a small bed room!!

Now I’m at my last stop. So they have a 2010 summer full of arts thing where people of all ages get to do different activities which I think is pretty neat because every body gets to do something like 3-5 year olds they have art smart, creative moments, and natures voice. The Carnegie Center is an art gallery. Exhibit space is available in the Wong and Armstrong galleries as well as the Monroe Museum and the mezzaine gallery.